Ancient Thai desserts have the main ingredients of fresh coconut milk, sugar, and flour. The desserts are beautiful, sweet, salty, and delicious, with bright and unusual colors that make every menu look inviting.
I would like to suggest some interesting ancient Thai desserts that are delicious and fascinating to you…
Sa Ne Chan:
It is an auspicious dessert used in wedding ceremonies. It has a round yellow shape with fragrant candle smoke. It is similar to the moon and an ancient Thai fruit.
Sa Ne means fascination
Chan means moon
Thong Ek:
It is well-known as the Queen of Thai Desserts because of its beautiful and distinctive appearance, delicate patterns, and beautiful golden yellow color. It has a sweet and soft texture, and goes well with hot tea.
Khanom Kho:
It is a dessert from the southern part of Thailand. (it’s my favorite dessert during my childhood.) It’s a round dough filled with coconut and sugar balls. It is sweet, creamy, and salty. (Khanom in the Thai language means dessert.) It is similar to a famous Thai dessert called Khanom Tom from the central region.
Khanom Tom:
It is an ancient Thai dessert that is popularly made to be eaten on wedding ceremonies and other auspicious ceremonies, such as the Teacher Worship Ceremony or the Spirit House Ceremony, etc.
Khanom Piak Poon:
It is sprinkled with grated coconut. The texture is chewy and the color is a beautiful pandan green. The taste is sweet, salty, and rich. It looks so delicious.
Khanom Yok Mani:
It is cooked with sago flour with pandan in the shape of balls and sprinkle with grated coconut.
Khanom Chan (Steamed Pandan Layer Cake):
It is an ancient Thai dessert that is commonly found in various ceremonies. It has a moderately sweet taste, soft and chewy dough that is delicious.
Khanom Sai Sai or Khanom Sod Sai:
It is a steamed flour with coconut filling which is wrapped in banana leaves into a tall shape with coconut leaves tied with coconut leaves. The dessert has a fragrant smell, a sweet filling, and is salty and rich with thick coconut milk.
Khanom Thuai:
It is an ancient Thai dessert that is shaped like a small cup. (Thuai in the Thai language means cup) It has two layers: a sweet bottom layer of flour and a top layer made from coconut milk. Khanom Thuai has a sweet, creamy taste and a fragrant coconut aroma. It is very popular among Thais and foreign tourists.
There are many more ancient Thai desserts that are delicious and fascinating that are waiting for you to try.
If you visit Thailand, don’t miss them…
